David Axelrod

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If the old guards had their way, Barack Obama would not have become president. Chief Strategist David Axelrod knew this and began reaching out toward younger voters through mediums like viral videos and online social networking. His approach obviously worked and now he’s the senior advisor to the president. Their relationship goes back decades. Obama consulted Axelrod before he delivered his famed 2002 antiwar speech and had him read early drafts of TheAudacity of Hope. He became his top advisor during the successful 2004 Senate campaign and stayed with Obama in 2008, despite close ties to Hillary Clinton.